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Sales: Star Book Sales LLP T: 01404 515050E: enquiries@starbooksales.comtwitter.com/starbooksalesADVANCE INFORMATIONDark PoolsAlexander DuCharmeKEY SELLING POINTSAglobalthriller,toldthroughflashbacks,revealinghowsuccess isnurturedbyambitionandgreed,andbuilt onaplatformoflies, deceitandprivilege.Revealsthepsychology oftheprotagonist%u2019s actions ashealternatesbetweendefiance andangst, hope and fear.Anovelwhichchallengesthereadertojudgewhethertheyhavesympathyfortheargumentsmadebythe maincharacter,andwhethertheyjustifyhisactionsandhispast.RecuperatinginaSwisshotelMarcusFlint,aninvestmentbanker,istormentedbyacareerthreatening regulatoryreviewwhichwill potentiallyuncoverdarkepisodes fromhistime asaseniorexecutiveinSingapore. Hetriestoexplaintohiswife,Emma, hisactionswithinanenvironmentof ambition,greed,selfishness,anda successbuiltonaplatformofdeceitandlies.Emma is keen to help him as Marcusrescuedherfrom herowntraumasmanyyearsago. Buttheirs is a passionlessrelationship.Shestillpinesforex-husband,Sanju,andhereminiscesabouthisfirstlove,Caitanya. Both feature in Marcus%u2019 sordid past.Marcusspendshisdays dealing withmanagementissuesacrosstheglobe aswellasin political oneupmanshipwith his peers,participating in, but questioning,the prevalence of suchbehaviours.His evenings arespentdrinkingandbanteringwithhotelownerandex-privatebanker,Urs,andthemysterious andenigmatic Sri Lankan cook, Muttu, also with their own hidden secrets.Alexander DuCharme has had over three decades of experience in financial services. He has mostly worked in investmentbankingbutalsoasasenioradvisertoleadershipteams.He isanexperiencedbloggerontopics relating to management issues in the industry. He lives in Surrey.Publication Date: 28th November 2024 %u00a310.99 ISBN:9781836280248 Themasubjectcategory:FH%u2013Thriller/suspensefictionpaperback 198 x 129 mm 352 pp Portrait Authorlocation:Surrey